FINAL PROJECT (CE3216)

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FINAL PROJECT(CE3216)
SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
PRESENTATION AND PROJECT INTERVIEW
Dr. DEEPAK T. J.
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Who will be there

• 2 to 3 examiners lecturers from SOCE. You will
  know the names of these people when you go in.
• Your supervisor but not allowed to speak!
• The Chair of the Viva to make sure things go to
  plan

Your examiners want you to do well but they will
give you a hard time the viva will be rigorous
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The Examiners..
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What are examiners looking for?

• Is it your own work?
• What have you done?
• Why have you done it?
• How did you do it?
• What have you found?
• What are the implications of these?
• Do you understand what you did?

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Preparation before submission

• get your rationale of your project absolutely
  correct, and clear in your mind by the time of
  the viva
• explain/justify any statement in the report, and
  identify any contentious statements
• start a file of anticipated viva questions
• know your own project thoroughly - it's a great
  idea to compile a brief summary of each section

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Preparation after you submit

• keep the subject alive in your head
• anticipate the questions you'll be asked in your
  viva
• the main preparation for the viva is reading
• Know your report inside-out

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Anticipated questions......

• About your central research question
• About your approach to the research underlying
  philosophy
• About the literature theory and research you
  cite to backup your arguments and approaches to
  the research
• About your field of study more generally

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More anticipated questions.

• About your methods of data collection and
  analysis
• About your justifications for choosing such
  methods and data analysis
• About the presentation and interpretation of your
  data
• About the substantial findings/conclusions and
  about your understanding to the field
• About the limitations of your work and where
  research should go next